One Piece: I am the Fleet Admiral?

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At this time, Dragon's eyes lit up, and the expression on his face was full of emotion—delighted, stunned, and even angry.

Some doubts and confusion that had clearly troubled him for many years suddenly became clear in that moment.

"I understand now."

"There are problems in this world. As long as there are exploiting classes like kings and nobles, the world will never improve."

"And the ones representing this class are…"

"The World Government and the Celestial Dragons!"

While smoking a cigarette, Akira silently watched as Dragon became enlightened, falling into a rare moment of realization.

Akira did not interrupt this significant moment.

Clearly, Dragon, who had been traveling the world to observe, had a vague idea of destiny brewing in his subconscious.

That thought had just begun to sprout, and if it were to grow and bear fruit, it would need the right "nourishment."

In the original timeline, it was during the Great Pirate Era, when Ohara was destroyed by the Buster Call, that the leader of the Revolutionary Army officially came in existance.

Now, although the Ohara incident hasn't occurred, the Great Pirate Era was brought to an end in less than a year.

But after some conversations with Akira, Dragon's belief in systemic change was fully solidified.

"Pirates are the result of misfortune, not the cause of it."

"The real roots of the problem are the nobility, the World Government, and the Five Elders!"

Seeing Dragon gradually coming back to his senses, Akira spoke at just the right moment.

"You're right. It's the World Government that must be brought down."

At this point, Dragon was still deep in thought, nodding in agreement as Akira spoke. But as the words left his mouth, he suddenly realized what he'd just said.

He had voiced such a radical statement in front of a Marine.

Dragon thought he had made a grave mistake, saying something so extreme in front of the Fleet Admiral. After all, even if the Marines weren't thrilled with the control of the Five Elders, they were still part of the same exploitative system as the World Government.

And Akira had never clearly shown any strong stance from the beginning. Even his mention of the Five Elders was subtle, not as direct as Dragon's call to destroy the World Government.

"Relax, I'm just like you—I want to rebel against the Five Elders."

Noticing Dragon's cautious demeanor, Akira waved his hand, speaking plainly.

"I don't believe there should be kings or nobles in this world."

"The suffering of most people can be entirely blamed on them. Without their existence, I guarantee the world would be far better off."

Dragon froze. Even though he had mentally prepared himself, he never expected the Marine Fleet Admiral to say such things. And so openly—to talk about rebellion.

Akira smiled slightly, ignoring Dragon's reaction, and continued:

"In fact, many people, like you, can see it. The world is completely distorted. The Celestial Dragons are exploiting people across the globe to maintain their luxurious lifestyles.

"Many wars have been caused directly by the Five Elders, whether for resources they desire or simply out of their own whims.

"Even if entire kingdoms collapse into war with countless casualties, it doesn't matter to them.

"Their endless greed is also why the cycle of pirates never truly ends.

"When pirates rise, they sever the communication between islands, making it harder for food, supplies, and people to move freely.

"In this scenario, the non-allied countries and isolated islands become little more than blood banks for the Celestial Dragons to drain."

"The blood in the bag couldn't take it anymore, and they kept escaping, becoming new pirates, creating even more blood bags."

"The cycle is endless, and so the world's problems are rooted in this closed system."

Akira licked his lips, locked eyes with Dragon, and spoke in a serious tone: "If the Celestial Dragons don't fall, if the World Government isn't destroyed, this world has no hope."

Dragon's heart pounded as he listened. When Akira stopped speaking, Dragon swallowed hard and quickly asked:

"So! Fleet Admiral Akira, what are you getting at by telling me this?"

Akira took the last puff from his cigar, tossed it to the ground, and crushed it under his gleaming leather shoe.

"Would you like to rebel with me? Turn this rotten world upside down and create a new one. Build a new Marine, a new system, and a new World Government."

Hiss...

Dragon inhaled sharply, his expression filled with disbelief.

The commanding Fleet Admiral of the Marines, a man with tens of thousands of elite soldiers and powerful generals at his disposal, was inviting 'him' to rebel? If the words weren't still fresh in his mind, Dragon would've thought he was hallucinating.

If he told anyone, who would even believe it?

It's not that Dragon lacked self-awareness—what was he, compared to the Fleet Admiral of the Marines? He had no real status or influence. His so-called revolutionaries were like toddlers compared to a Marine giant.

At best, he had his strength. But within the Marines, there were people as strong as him, and many stronger, all at Akira's command.

He couldn't wrap his head around why Akira, with such power, would stoop to invite 'him'.

"Why... why me?" Dragon asked, finally recovering from the shock.

"Not everything in this world has a clear answer," Akira replied. "If I had to explain it, it's just a feeling. An inexplicable feeling!"

"When the Marines were at their most critical and powerless, your Volunteers appeared out of nowhere."

"At that moment, I knew that whoever could pull off something like that must be someone who thinks about the world the same way I do, someone with ideals like mine."

Akira's expression was serious, and his voice was unusually firm.

"So I wanted to meet you."

"And after meeting you today, I'm sure. You're the one I've been looking for, a partner who can fight with me to create a world of freedom, equality, and harmony."

Akira, however, felt somewhat awkward inside.

What else could he say? Should he just admit, 'I know your future, so I came here to recruit you for troublemaking'?

Even if that were true, would Dragon believe it? He'd probably feel insulted and just walk away to do things on his own.

So instead, Akira stuck to vague but meaningful words.

But he was confident in what he said.

This is the world of pirates, not the real world where everyone is skeptical when they meet.

Here, men believe in things like destiny, romance, and the bonds between men.

A few decades ago, the mighty Pirate King Roger invited Rayleigh, his right-hand man, onto his ship with just a few words.

Decades later, Luffy, the Child of Destiny, invited Zoro aboard with just one sentence.

Akira believed that recognizing Dragon through the deeds of the Revolutionary Army and inviting him for a grand cause wasn't something outlandish.

And it worked!

Dragon's expression turned serious.

His gaze toward Akira shifted. It now held a sense of shared purpose, mutual respect, and even admiration.